The transformation of the Joe Lee-designed course in Hallandale Beach, Fla. will be part of a massive $220 million rebranding of the Diplomat Golf & Tennis Club, which first opened in 1956, into the SLS Resort Residence & Marina Hallandale Beach. The renovated course is scheduled to reopen in the summer of 2019 and the…
Quail Ridge CC to Follow Clubhouse Renovation with Course Redesign
Renovations of the Boynton Beach, Fla. property’s South course, originally designed by Joe Lee and opened in 1974, will include the practice area and will be executed by Bobby Weed Golf Design. Work will begin in April, with a tentative reopening scheduled for November. The club’s second course is also slated for eventual renovation.
BallenIsles CC Members Approve $7.4M Renovation of South Course
After completing its $35 million clubhouse project, the Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. club will now engage Rees Jones for a full tee-to-green updating of the South Course’s original Joe Lee layout. Work is schedule to begin in April 2019, with the renovated course ready for play in December.
Island Dunes CC Renovation Restores Classic Course
The Joe Lee-designed nine-hole course at the Jensen Beach, Fla. property, built in 1983, has undergone an $850,000 facelift. Anticipating some member resistance to the project, sheriffs were on hand for the first meeting. But a team headed by a club President with a degree in Agronomy steered it through in a cost-effective fashion. The…
Audubon CC Completes Course Renovation
The project at the Naples, Fla. property involved a six-month closure, during which all 18 greens were completely rebuilt and recontoured with Tif-Eagle Bermudagrass, and new greens surrounds were installed. Other improvements include an enlarged and enhanced short-game practice area, a new brick paver golf cart staging area, and additional native landscaping. Audubon Country Club…
Renovation Completed at Harbour Ridge Y&CC’s Golden Marsh Course
The course at the Palm City, Fla. property will reopen for play on November 15, following the six-and-half-month project that included reconstructing the green complexes, regrassing the entire layout, installing a new irrigation system and replacing acres of maintained and irrigated turf with pine straw and coquina shell. Renovation of the Golden Marsh course at…
Quail Ridge CC Approves New Round of $10M in Capital Projects
On the heels of unveiling a new $23 million clubhouse that the Boynton Beach, Fla. property says has spurred record real-estate sales, the club will now renovate its South Course, expand its Spa & Fitness Center and replace the irrigation and drainage on the southern part of its community. Five months after unveiling a…
Quail Ridge CC Begins Clubhouse Demolition
The Boynton Beach, Fla., club is removing its 40,000-sq. ft. clubhouse in order to build a new $22.75 million structure, which is expected to be complete by fall 2017. For the past month, the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Department has used the old clubhouse to practice life-saving techniques by simulating rescue conditions.
Warwick Hills G&CC Plans Golf Course Update
The Grand Blanc, Mich., property’s golf course is currently undergoing an extensive tree management program, and under the recently developed master plan, will reimagine bunkers, adjust fairway alignment, and add a variety of tees.
Warwick Hills G&CC Starts Major Tree Management Program
The Grand Blanc, Mich. property will remove over 120 trees and prune another 29 as the first step in addressing shade issues that have affected greens, surrounds and fairway corridors over the years. Damage from two straight harsh winters exacerbated the problem, leading to the use of 10 temporary greens into August of last season.
Feather Sound CC Sold
Premier Club Holdings, LLC has purchased the Clearwater, Fla., club from Fore Golf at an undisclosed price. The private club features an 18-hole Joe Lee/Bob Cupp Signature Course, a 50,000-sq. ft. clubhouse, a lighted Har-Tru tennis facility, swimming complex and fitness center.
La Costa Resort Completes Renovation
The Carlsbad, Calif., resort’s renovated Legends Course was unveiled in a ceremony on November 10 and will be open to resort guests and the general public on November 17. The debut marks the completion of the second golf renovation project in the last three years for the resort, with a remodel of the Champions Course completed in 2011.
Sequoia Golf Bolsters Atlanta Market Holdings
The management firm announced the acquisition of three private golf and country clubs in the north Atlanta metro area, a 20-year lease agreement with Old Ranch CC in Seal Beach, Calif., and plans for $4.5 million in capital improvements at the properties.
Keeping Pace with Change at The Country Club of Virginia
Combining always-sharp visions of how to get members engaged with consistent delivery of what keeps them coming back has kept this property at the forefront of the industry for over 100 years. As in many top service organizations, the ongoing training and direction of the staff of The Country Club of Virginia (CCV), located…
Arnold Palmer Golf Management to Manage Disney World Resort Courses
Through a new 20-year strategic alliance, all five of the Disney courses will join the portfolio of nearly 70 other courses managed the Palmer group.